Start filling out the AFS for PROJECT: RUNAWAY BRIDE. The character descriptions are easy… I used Clive own as inspiration for the hero, Reid McCormack, & Kate Hudson as inspiration for the heroine, Juliet Zaccaro.

Next, come up with three scene ideas from the book that would look good on the cover.

Okay, Number 1… Well, a runaway bride would be good. Heroine in a wedding dress, looking like she’s fleeing, but maybe being tugged back by our sexy, tuxedo-clad hero. Mmm-mm.

Number 2… Well, there is a kind of romantic scene in front of the fireplace in the hero’s study. I don’t love that idea as much as the runaway bride one, but okay.

Number 3… Hmm. *think, think, think* Okay, well, a fairly significant part of the story takes place at the heroine’s family lake house. But I don’t particularly want to see a cabin in the woods on the cover. That’s more of a Special Edition sort of thing, don’t you think?

Number 3…

Number 3…

I continue to wrack my brain, but without much luck. Then I had a new filling put in, & despite the dentist’s claims that “we’ve really come a long way in pain medications,” the agony struck almost the minute I walked out of his office. Not only did that tooth hurt, but both my top & bottom jaw all along that side throbbed for a good week, & it moved up into my brain to include what I’ve not-so-lovingly dubbed a “dental headache.”

Three or four days after the dental work, I realized I haven’t yet completed the Art Fact Sheet that was due…oh, shit!…:kittyquestion yesterday.

So I e-mailed Editor C…

Me: “Oh, dear, I’ve dropped the ball.” Short explanation of dental agony & mush-for-brains that apparently accompanied my new filling. “I filled out all of the major stuff, but only did one or two scene ideas because I honestly couldn’t think of another really good one for the cover.”

Editor C: “That’s okay, I think we’ve got enough.”

A week or two passes before I talk to Editor C again & ask about the cover art.

Editor C: “Oh, yeah, we had our meeting about that last week. Basically, she’s going to be in a wedding gown kind of looking like she’s running away, but with the hero grabbing her in some sort of embrace.”

Me: “That’s exactly what I suggested! I couldn’t even think of better ideas because the story is called RUNAWAY BRIDE, after all.”

Devil or Angel?

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Hunk of the Month

He Said, She Said

"The first day of Spring is one thing, and the first Spring day is another. The difference between them is sometimes as great as a month."

~Henry Van Dyke

Because I Can

Easily Amused

Spring has sprung, the time has come, for the greening of the trees.
A time of change, renewal, and growth for my allergies.
Like everything else in this great world, Spring has its pluses and minuses,
But its features are quite singular when it comes to my poor sinuses.
A beautiful time of blossoms and buds, new branches, and blue skies.
But I can't enjoy them one little bit through my oozing, watery eyes.
A neti pot, a nasal rinse--I'll try them, yes I will!
I'll even take a 24-hour non-drowsy worthless pill.
So listen cheerleaders of flowers and sun, to you I must disclose...
Spring is not great for all of us, especially my nose.

All About Heidi

I can't wait to start Spring Cleaning! And by 'cleaning,' I mean sipping wine and spraying everything with Febreze.